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Authorities Report At Least Three Apparent Drowning Deaths

Columbus police say a 4-year-old boy died after he was pulled from a pond at an apartment complex Saturday night. 

Police say the death of 4-year-old Mahmoud Mohamed Kadi at the Mallards Landing complex is being investigated as a drowning.

Columbus Police are also investigating the discovery of a body in the Scioto River on Sunday morning. The body was discovered near Riverside Drive and Fishinger Road.  Police did not say if foul play was involved. 
 

 
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says the bodies of two men who drowned at Rose Lake in Hocking Hills State Park have been recovered.  Names have not been released. Officials say the men were last seen using a rope swing on Sunday when one began struggling in the water, and the second went in to help.  
 

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.